Head Counts: Where Can Retire-Rehires Be Found

Reemployed retirees can be found throughout Louisiana’s public education structure, from kindergarden classrooms and principals’ offices to charter schools and even a few state agencies. Earlier this year, every member agency in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana was required to report their stats for return-to-work retirees to TRSL. Due to Louisiana’s public records laws, officials with TRSL were unable to offer up the names of individual participants included in the January 2011 reports, but broad figures were provided.

Here’s a rundown that was produced by TRSL officials for state lawmakers this spring showing which agencies had the most rehired retirees at the turn of the year: